The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1887-12-13


future, will be as careful i'm avoidin,
encrcaching upon the jurisdiction O
state courts as they have been carees
to he contrary in tho past
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TIE train robbery on the Cottol
Belt, twelve miles north of TcXarkana
last Friday night, has some peculia
features about it. The robbers wer,
slow and bunging, tho passenger
were not disturbed, the mail coacl
was let alone, and the express mes
senger had abundant tim, fol
nn even start in the pieto
practice. When the messengers sho
was returned he seems to have dcsist
ed, surrendered and opened his door
70 the unlimited guests. The firing
on the robbers. as they retired was
too ate, and there was only a Slight
blooG-lctting The analysis OF the cir
cumstanccs is by no means salisfacl-
DRY that the ttain officers did their
duty. lIsd Ernest Smith been aboard.
he would have had picnic. There
was plenty Of time TO have made Il
successful defense, aud. pre5umiug
THAI ii. the train officials, including
the express and mail agent, had
loaded arms of the regulation pattern,
the mind fails to lind mauly excu Sc
tor their peaceful submission to the
robbery,
The Corsicana Morning Courier
wants all railroad companies ID keep
bulletins at their station offices AS is
done By the Missouri Pacific and
Texas Pacific roads, informing the
public whether trains are on time and
if ate when they arc expected. This
would bo great convenience and
to tue travelling public
and VIII, doubtless, eventually be
adopted by all the roads. 1t would
also he desirable for agents. who have
so much dislike TO giving civil ar
sWers to patrons of their lines. THE
EXAMINER would tike to see the Gus
tom universal.
The Dallas News is whooping up
the immigration movement with
commendsble enterprise. Its SUNDAY
batch of intelligence from the towns
and cities OF the state was headllned
- follow,: "rhe immigration Epi-
iemic- The Fever Prevalent Every
tho Towns and Cities
Whet ling INTO Line and Elect ing Del
gates 10 the Dallas Convention on
December 20th' 1t is safe to predict
hat the convention Will be repre-
entative body, and one ofthe largest
nd most important deIiberative as
emblies thst Texas has ever known,
The EXAMINER regrets TO learn
hat there is dil'toryness ornegligence
n its Transmission through the mails
ne mail trains are some times behind
inc, but the comp sints are too ire
uent to Oe entirely tracesble to that
ause. The attention of postmasters
MI railroad route agents is respect .
llly ca led TO this grievance, and a
emedy invoked, There seems t. be
u unnecessary "lie-over' at No
regor, aud even north-bound pack
yes are sometimes twenty D ours
te THE EXAMINER makes no cap
GUS complaint, but there Is no eX-
lse for its hindrance on the road.
The directors OF the Fort Worth
Ill Denver railroad viii meet at
ut Worth to-day, when important
ton is expected looking to the
,ening OF the line through 10 Der
IT. The road is now completed to
leyenpe -Cauad an river, and ready
be Turned over by the contractors.
II the 18th, town lots are to be sold !
Cheyenne, and it is presumed
ANS, that now run Only to Clarer-
N, Will in few days commence
G regular run to Cheyenne.
THE first intimation given by Mr.. +
arlisle of any attention 10 lhiebo's
aim to his seat, was in yacsting the
'eaker's chair Yesterday, and re-
nesting the house II elect the COM